Interchangeable abrasive glove

ABSTRACT

An interchangeable abrasive glove for allowing a user to selectively attach an abrasive surface to the palmar side of a glove. The interchangeable abrasive glove comprises a base glove constructed of a stretch polyester and rubber with a removably attachable sandpaper component which includes an abrasive area and a plurality of smooth portions. The base glove includes a glove fastening surface comprising the loop portion of a hook and loop fastener. The sandpaper component additionally includes a sandpaper fastening surface comprising the hook portion of a hook and loop fastener and a end tab portion. The sandpaper fastening surface and the glove fastening surface allows the sandpaper component to removably attached to the glove body, while the end tab portion provides a structure to be pulled on to ease the removal of the sandpaper component from the base glove.

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

1. Field of the Invention

This invention relates generally to tools and, more particularly, to awearable glove having a removably attachable sand paper surface.

2. Description of the Prior Art

The use of abrasive products, such as sandpaper (or glasspaper), is wellknown articles for removing small amounts of material from surfaces inorder to make them smoother, rougher, or to remove a layer of material.

The use of gloves is well known for many purposes is well known. Glovesare commonly used for protection against cold or heat, damage byfriction, abrasion or chemicals, hygiene or disease prevention, andcontamination prevention. In industries and jobs where work is done byhand and dexterity is a key skill, gloves often come in handy inaccomplishing tasks effectively, quickly, and safely. A problem whichstill exists, however, is that in many jobs where gloves are used andthere is a need for removing small amounts of material from surfaces, anindividual will often be utilize a pair of gloves and a separate amountof sandpaper. Thus, there remains a need for a wearable glove having aembedded abrasive surface which would eliminate the need for separategloves and abrasive material sheets to be brought to a job. It would behelpful if such a wearable glove having a embedded abrasive surface wasconfigured so that the abrasive surface was interchangeable. It would beadditionally desirable for such a wearable glove having a embeddedabrasive surface to be constructed out of a stretchable material toallow for secure fitting on a hand.

The Applicant's invention described herein provides for a wearable gloveadapted to include a removably attachable abrasive surface disposedthereon. The primary components of Applicant's interchangeable abrasiveglove are a base glove, a sandpaper component, and a fasteningmechanism. When in operation, the interchangeable abrasive glove allowsa user to utilize a selected and changeable abrasive surface built intohis glove. As a result, many of the limitations imposed by theconfiguration of conventional gloves and abrasive materials are removed.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

An interchangeable abrasive glove for allowing a user to selectivelyattach an abrasive surface to the palmar side of a glove. Theinterchangeable abrasive glove comprises a base glove constructed of astretch polyester and rubber with a removably attachable sandpapercomponent which includes an abrasive area and a plurality of smoothportions. The base glove, which provides a glove means for covering,includes a glove fastening surface comprising the loop portion of a hookand loop fastener. The sandpaper component, which provides an abrasivemeans for attaching to said base glove, additionally includes asandpaper fastening surface comprising the hook portion of a hook andloop fastener and a end tab portion. The sandpaper fastening surface andthe glove fastening surface allows the sandpaper component to removablyattached to the glove body, while the end tab portion provides astructure to be pulled on to ease the removal of the sandpaper componentfrom the base glove.

It is an object of this invention to provide a wearable glove having aembedded abrasive surface which would eliminate the need for separategloves and abrasive material sheets to be brought to a job.

It is another object of this invention to provide a wearable glove had aembedded abrasive surface was configured so that the abrasive surfacewas interchangeable.

It is yet another object of this invention to provide a wearable glovehaving a embedded abrasive surface constructed out of a stretchablematerial to allow for secure fitting on a hand.

These and other objects will be apparent to one of skill in the art.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

FIG. 1 is a top plan view of the palmar side of an interchangeableabrasive glove built in accordance with the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a top plan view of the palmar side of a interchangeableabrasive glove built in accordance with the present invention having itssandpaper component removed.

FIG. 3 is a top plan view of the dorsal side of an interchangeableabrasive glove built in accordance with the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a top elevational view of the sandpaper component of aninterchangeable abrasive glove built in accordance with the presentinvention.

FIG. 5 is a bottom elevational view of the sandpaper component of aninterchangeable abrasive glove built in accordance with the presentinvention.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

Referring now to the drawings and in particular FIG. 1, aninterchangeable abrasive glove 10 is shown as a base glove 11 with anattached sandpaper component 12. The base glove 11 is constructed of astretch polyester and rubber. The sandpaper component 12 includes anabrasive surface area 13 and a plurality of smooth portions 14. Theabrasive surface 13, which can be of any grit desired by a user,performs the removal of small amounts of material on a contactedsurface. The smooth portions 14 provide an area for material dislodgedfrom a contacted surface which remains temporarily trapped under thesandpaper component 12 to move to while abrasive contact is maintained.

Referring now to FIG. 2, the interchangeable abrasive glove 20 is shownas a base glove 21 with its sandpaper component (not shown) removed.When the sandpaper component is taken off the interchangeable abrasiveglove 20, a glove fastening surface 22 is revealed. In the preferredembodiment, the glove fastening surface 22 comprises the loop portion ofa hook and loop fastener. The loop portion is used on the glovefastening surface 22 so that when the sandpaper component is removed,the base glove 21 will not have an increased tendency to inadvertentlyattach to any material which it comes into contact with.

Referring now to FIG. 3, the interchangeable abrasive glove 30 is shownas a base glove 31 with an attached sandpaper component 32. From thedorsal side, the portion of sandpaper component 32 visible is a end tabportion 33 which provides a structure to be pulled on to allow thesandpaper component 32 to be removed from the base glove 31.

Referring now to FIGS. 4 and 5, the sandpaper component 40 is shownhaving a abrasive surface area 40 and a plurality of smooth portions 41on one side and a sandpaper fastening surface 42 on the other side. Inthe preferred embodiment, the sandpaper fastening surface 42 comprisesthe hook portion of a hook and loop fastener. The sandpaper fasteningsurface 42 along with the corresponding glove fastening surface, allowsthe sandpaper component to removably attached to the glove body. An endtab portion 43 is visible from both sides and provides a structure to bepulled on to ease the removal of the sandpaper component from the baseglove.

The instant invention has been shown and described herein in what isconsidered to be the most practical and preferred embodiment. It isrecognized, however, that departures may be made therefrom within thescope of the invention and that obvious modifications will occur to aperson skilled in the art.

What is claimed is:
 1. An interchangeable abrasive glove, comprising: abase glove having a glove fastening portion disposed thereon; a abrasivecomponent having a top surface and a bottom surface, wherein said topsurface includes an abrasive material disposed thereon and said bottomsurface includes an abrasive fastening portion disposed thereon; andwherein said glove fastening portion and said abrasive fastening portionare adapted to be removably attachable such that the abrasive componentcan be removably attached to the base glove.
 2. The interchangeableabrasive glove of claim 1, wherein said base glove is constructed of astretch polyester and rubber material.
 3. The interchangeable abrasiveglove of claim 1, wherein the glove fastening portion is defined as theloop portion of a hook and loop fastener.
 4. The interchangeableabrasive glove of claim 1, wherein the abrasive fastening portion isdefined as the hook portion of a hook and loop fastener.
 5. Theinterchangeable abrasive glove of claim 1, wherein the abrasive materialis defined as sandpaper.
 6. The interchangeable abrasive glove of claim1, wherein the abrasive component additionally includes one or moresmooth portion on said top surface.
 7. The interchangeable abrasiveglove of claim 1, wherein the abrasive component additionally includesan end tab portion disposed thereon.
 8. An interchangeable abrasiveglove, comprising: a glove means for covering; and an abrasive means forattaching to said glove means, wherein said glove means and saidabrasive means are each adapted so that said abrasive means is removablyattachable to the glove means.